Lavatory.



- J. S. ROWE.

LAVATORY.

APPLICATION FILED JAIL-10, 1910.

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LAVATORY.

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UNITED STATES PATENT orrion.

. JOHN S. Rows, or BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

Application filed January 10, 1910. Serial No. 537,112.

To all whom/it may concern: Be it known that I, JOHN S.-Rown, a c1t1- zen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Inrprovement in Lavatories, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lavatories or washstancls of that sort which are intended for .usein apartments notequipped with running water, and which afford the facili ties of a stationary washstand, that is, which have provision for supplying running water to the wash-bowl and draining ofi the soiled water therefrom.

One of the objects of the invention -is to provide an attractive, practical and sanitary portable lavatory which has the appearance of the ordinary pedestal washstand used in stationary plumbing, the wash-bowl being mounted on *a supporting pedestal which drain hole in its bottom. The bowl or upper portion of the stand is made with a chamber at one or more sides of its dcpressed basin portion, which forms a reservoir for the clean water and 13 provided with a'suitable faucet for supplying the water to the bow-l. The waste water receptacle is also provided with a drain cook or faucet. The clean water reservoir is preferably an integral portion of the bowl'and projects above the same, forming a splash betedand prov ded with an annulus of rubguard or shield. v

In the accompanying drawings, consisting of two sheets: Figure l is a front elevation of a lavatory embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation thereof. Fig.

I a is a plan thereof. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a lavatory of slightly modified construction. Figs. 6 and 7 are respectivelya sectional elevation and plan thereof.

Like reference characters refer to likev parts in the several figures.

A represents a Wash-bowl,- and B a vertical supporting pedestal therefor. The bowl and pedestal are preferably made of white porcelain or white enameled metal. For convenience in manufacture the bowl is stationarily or removablyseoured on the pedestal in some suitablefmanner andis promade separate from thefreceptacle and is vided inits bottom with a drain or dis charge hole adapted to be closed by a suitable plug 'or valve a. In the construction shown in Figs. 1-4, the bowl and pedestal areboth of circular shapein cross-section,

this being the leastexpensive. shape to manufacture, but the bowl and pedestal can be made of generally" rectangular shape,;as shown in Figs. 5-7, or of any other'suitable shape or design.

' The pedestal B is hollow and the chamber in' the upper. portion thereof forms a waste receptacle for the soiled water discharged from the bowl.

C represents a drain cook or faucet provided atthe lower end of the waste water receptacle for emptying it. which may be of any convenient construc tion, is preferably located at a suitable height tojenable a pail or other vessel to be placed beneath it to receive the soiled water.

In the construction shown in'Figs. 1-4, the bowl is secured on the upper end of the pedestal bybolts extending through flanges on the bowl and pedestah'and the bowl is provided with a separate removable bottom plate E which fits in and tightlyv closes a cleaning opening 6 in the bottom of the bowl so as to prevent the leakage of water from the bowl. A water-tight joint can be formed in any suitable manner, for instance, as shown, the bottom plate is rabber or other suitable packing material This faucet, I

adapted to bear on the conical edge of the cleaning opening '6 in the bottom of the bowl. This'cleaning opening 6 in the bottom of the bowl is ofsufiioient size to admit the hand and arm with a cloth or cleaning device,when the bottom plate is removed, for the purpose of washing the waste water receptacle. The bottom plate E fits tightly in its hole 0 in the bottom of the bowl and is only intendedto be removed when it is necessary to clean the waste water receptacle. The soiled water is discharged from the bowl into the waste water receptacle in the ordinary use of the lavatory by removing the plug or valve a in the usual manner. The bottom plate can be readily removed by inserting the finger in the drain hole after first removing the plug or valve a.

F represents a reservoir or receptacle for clean water. In the construction shown in Figs. 1%, this clean water reservoir is formed by a chambered portion of the bowl which rises from the top of the bowl at the back and rear portions of the sides of the depressed basin portion of the bowl. The clean water reservoir can be of any desired shape adapted to be economically manufactured. It is provided in its top with a fill ing opening 7 which is of suitable sizeto admit the hand and arm for cleaning the reservoir and which may be closed by any suitable stopper or cover. -The cover shown forms a shallow tray or receptace for small toilet articles. G represents a faucet at the lower portion of the reservoir for discharging the water therefrom into the bowl.

H represents a soap dish which is preferably provided on the central portion of the reservoir above the faucet. may be omitted if desired.

In the construction shown in Figs. 57, the bowl A is hinged to the pedestal B by bolts I passing through hinge lugs i on the rear side of the bowl and pedestal, or in any other suitable way, and the pedestal This soap dish is provided with a large flaring flange iwhich extends upwardly around the bottomof the bowl about to the plane of the skirt of the bowl so as to hide the joint between the bowl and the pedestal. 'By thus hinging the bowl it can be swung upwardly and rearwardly from its normal horizontal position over the pedestal to open the waste water receptacle for cleaning the latter. In this construction a bowl of substantially rectangular shape and a pedestal of similar shape in cross-section are shown, and when this shape is used the clean water reservoir F extends across the rear side onlyof the bowl and does not project forwardly at the sides of the bowl as in the case of the circular construction first described, and the reservoir preferably extends for some distance below the top of the bowl, as shown in Fig. 6, to increase its capacity. The

hinged construction can also be employed in lavatories having bowls and pedestals of other shape. The rectangular bowl and pedestal are moreeXpensive to manufacture than the circular form first described but are more attractive in appearance and better suited for higher priced lavatories. The bowl shown in Figs. 57 is provided with a removable bottom plate E which can be removed to afford access to the waste water receptacle for cleaning the same without swinging the bowl upwardly when the clean water reservoir is filled, but the removable bottom plate is not essential to this wardly to open the waste water receptacle when it is desired to clean it. i

The lavatory described with its water reservoir and wvaste water receptacle. is

complete in itself and no cumbersome and unsightly elevated water tank is required. This construction makes a very attractive as well as useful addition to an apartment, and it is thoroughly sanitary as it has no wooden or metal parts with joints which can secrete the dirt and become foul.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination of a combined wash bowl and water reservoir which has a depressed portion forming a basin and a relatively deep narrow chambered portion which is integral with said basin and projects a considerable distance above the basin at the rear side thereof and forms a reservoir for fresh water and also a splash guard, means for discharging water from said reservoir into said basin, and a pedestal on which said combined wash bowl and reservoir is mounted and supported and which is chambered to form a receptacle with an open upper end adapted to receive waste water from said basin, said basin having a portion which covers said waste water receptacle of the pedestal and is movable to afford access to said receptacle for cleaning it, said removable bottom portion being relatively large compared with the waste water receptacle, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a combined washbowl and water reservoir which has a depressed basin-portion and a chambered portion which projects above said basin and forms the water reservoir and a splash guard, and a pedestal on which said combined wash-bowl and water reservoir is mounted and supported and which has a construction as the bowl can be swung up w ing a depressed basin portion, a supportervoir into said bowl, substantially as set ing pedestal to which said bowl is secured, forth. a 10 a chamber in the upper end of said pedestal Witness my hand, this 6th day of J anwhich is adapted to receive the discharge nary, 1910.

from said bowl, a reservoir mounted at the JOHN S. ROWE. back of said bowl which is integral there- \Vitnesses:

with and which forms a splash guard, and C. W. PARKER,

means for discharging water from said ms 7 C. B. HORNBECK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

